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Did You Know?
Butter and margarine have the same amount of calories.
Butter is slightly higher in saturated fat with 8 grams compared to 5 grams saturated fat in margarine.
In the 1940s, margarine was used to fatten turkeys.
According to a recent Harvard Medical Study, eating margarine increased heart disease in 53% of women studied, compared to eating the same amount of butter.
Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in fresh foods.
Margarine is very high in Trans fatty acids.
Butter has many nutritional benefits.
Margarine lowers the quality of breast milk.
Butter enhances the flavor of food.
Margarine has been around for less than 100 years; butter has been used for centuries.
Margarine decreases insulin response, and lowers immunity.
The definition of, and standards for, butter in the U.S. were first set by Congress in 1886.
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